2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Honorees to be Inducted During CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience

(Nashville, Tenn. – Jan. 15, 2021) – The Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be honored during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Due to COVID restrictions, the annual Country Radio Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and dinner could not be held as a live event. Country Radio Broadcasters will now feature individual presentations presented by Curb Records in the morning and afternoon of each day, Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Friday, Feb. 19. Exact times will be available through www.CountryRadioSeminar.com closer to the event.

The 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees include three off-air radio broadcasters and three on-air radio personalities. The off-air honorees are Jim Duncan, Victor Sansone, and George Beasley. The on-air honorees are Tim Wilson, Chuck Edwards, and Mark “Hawkeye” Louis.

Country Radio Hall of Fame Co-Chair, Joel Raab, comments, “We’re thrilled to finally honor The Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020, giving them their overdue recognition at this year’s CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience.  Please join us in honoring this incredible class of broadcasters.”

In addition to honoring the Hall of Fame inductees, the 2020 President’s Award and Career Achievement Award recipients will also be recognized during the Opening Ceremonies on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 12:30 p.m. CT. 

Nominations for the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2021 are being accepted through the end of March. For more information or to nominate someone, please visit here. Registration for CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience is $199 per person and is available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.  The Country Radio Broadcasters has also made available an Unemployment, Student, and Young Professional rate.  To apply for one of these special rates, interested parties must apply at Country Radio Seminar’s registration page (here) no later than Feb. 12.  Registrants will need to select the rate they are applying for as the registration type to be considered for the discounted rate.  Contact Darcie Van Etten at (615) 327-4487 or darcie@crb.org for any questions about the application.